Fancy Footwork

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Robert Christgau	A−^[2]
DIY	^[3]
musicOMH	^[4]
The Phoenix	^[5]
Pitchfork Media	7.9/10^[6]
PopMatters	6/10^[7]
Slant Magazine	^[8]
Stylus Magazine	B^[9]

Fancy Footwork is the second studio album by Canadian electro-funk duo Chromeo, released on May 8, 2007 by Turbo Recordings and Last Gang Records. The album spawned three singles: "Fancy Footwork", "Tenderoni", and "Bonafied Lovin". In the United States, Fancy Footwork reached number eleven on the Top Electronic Albums chart and number twenty-five on the Top Heatseekers chart.

A deluxe edition of the album was released in July 2008, containing a bonus disc of remixes and bonus tracks, as well as music videos. A special edition titled Fancier Footwork was released digitally in June 2008, consisting of three bonus tracks and fifteen remixes.

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Track listing

All tracks are written by Chromeo

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Intro"	1:08
2.	"Tenderoni"	4:14
3.	"Fancy Footwork"	3:18
4.	"Bonafied Lovin (Tough Guys)"	4:32
5.	"My Girl Is Calling Me (A Liar)"	2:20
6.	"Outta Sight"	2:36
7.	"Opening Up (Ce soir on danse)"	4:58
8.	"Momma's Boy"	2:49
9.	"Call Me Up"	4:11
10.	"Waiting 4 U"	3:47
11.	"100%"	6:00

Deluxe edition bonus music videos^[10]
No.	Title	Length
12.	"Fancy Footwork"	3:22
13.	"Bonafied Lovin"	3:50
14.	"Tenderoni"	3:34
15.	"Needy Girl"	3:59
16.	"I Am Somebody" (DJ Mehdi featuring Chromeo)	3:20

Deluxe edition bonus disc^[11]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Needy Girl"	4:17
2.	"Rage!"	4:35
3.	"You're So Gangsta"	4:03
4.	"I Am Somebody" (DJ Mehdi featuring Chromeo)	3:10
5.	"Tenderoni" (MSTRKRFT Remix)	4:45
6.	"Fancy Footwork" (Crookers Remix)	5:28
7.	"Needy Girl" (Lifelike Remix)	7:05
8.	"Bonafied Lovin" (Yuksek Remix)	4:25
9.	"Me & My Man" (Whitey vs. Chromeo Fly Whitey Remix)	4:03
10.	"You're So Gangsta" (Playgroup Remix)	5:48
11.	"Destination: Overdrive" (DFA Remix)	5:37
12.	"Fancy Footwork" (Laidback Luke Remix)	6:37
13.	"Bonafied Lovin" (Jori Hulkkonen Remix)	9:02

*Fancier Footwork*^[12]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Needy Girl"	4:17
2.	"Rage!"	4:34
3.	"You're So Gangsta"	4:01
4.	"Needy Girl" (Lifelike Remix)	7:04
5.	"Me & My Man" (Whitey Remix)	4:08
6.	"You're So Gangsta" (Playgroup Remix)	5:58
7.	"Destination: Overdrive" (DFA Remix)	5:48
8.	"Bonafied Lovin" (Jori Hulkkonen Remix)	9:07
9.	"Bonafied Lovin" (Riot in Belgium & Ooh Ee Remix)	4:55
10.	"Bonafied Lovin" (Les Petits Pilous Remix)	3:37
11.	"Bonafied Lovin" (Sweetlight Remix)	6:32
12.	"Tenderoni" (MSTRKRFT Remix)	4:46
13.	"Tenderoni" (Étienne de Crécy Remix)	6:00
14.	"Tenderoni" (Proxy Distort Mix)	4:15
15.	"Tenderoni" (Sinden Remix)	4:43
16.	"Fancy Footwork" (D.I.M. Remix)	6:31
17.	"Fancy Footwork" (Tomas Barfod Remix)	6:29
18.	"Fancy Footwork" (Surkin Rogue Teens Remix)	5:04

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Fancy Footwork.^[13]

Chromeo – executive producer, instruments, production, recording, vocals
Coralie Bailleuil – image manipulation
Adrien Blanchat – image manipulation
Jean-Charles de Castelbajac – shoes
Coco – additional female vocals (tracks 1, 4)
Simon Davey – mastering
Charlotte Delarue – art direction
Sébastien Gerbi – mixing assistance
Adrian "A-Dogg" Harpham – percussion, rototoms (track 3)
Craig Hodgson – saxophone (track 11)
Kevin Kocher – management
Roxane Lagache – model

Farah Malick – additional female vocals (track 5)
Santiago Marotto – art direction
Mart One – percussion (track 2)
Samy Osta – recording (tracks 4, 6, 8, 9)
Ozzie – additional female vocals (track 3)
Harry Peccinotti – photography
Jérémie Rozan – art direction
Oliver Sasse – project coordinator for Turbo Recordings
Greg Smith – recording (tracks 1–3, 5, 7, 10, 11)
Tiga – executive producer
Melisa Young – additional vocals (track 9)
Philippe Zdar – mixing

Charts

Chart performance for *Fancy Footwork*
Chart (2007)	Peak position
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)^[14]	11
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)^[15]	25

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Edition	Label	Ref.
Canada	May 8, 2007	CD digital download	Standard	Turbo Last Gang	^[16]^[17]
Australia	May 26, 2007			Modular	^[18]^[19]
United States	June 19, 2007			Vice	^[20]^[21]
Germany	June 22, 2007	CD		V2 Turbo	^[22]
Japan	July 4, 2007	CD digital download		KSR	^[23]^[24]
United Kingdom	July 22, 2007	Digital download		Back Yard	^[25]
United Kingdom	July 30, 2007	CD		Back Yard	^[26]
Canada	June 3, 2008	Digital download	Fancier Footwork	Turbo Last Gang	^[12]
Canada	July 3, 2008	CD	Deluxe	Vice	^[27]
United States	July 8, 2008	CD LP digital download	Deluxe	Vice	^[11]^[28]^[29]

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v t e Chromeo
Dave 1 P-Thugg
Studio albums	She's in Control Fancy Footwork Business Casual White Women Head over Heels Adult Contemporary
Mix albums	DJ-Kicks: Chromeo
Live albums	Date Night: Chromeo Live!
Singles	"Jealous (I Ain't with It)"
Related articles	Discography

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